steering wheel

The last steering wheel I owned was a Logitech Driving Force Wheel that I paired with Gran Turismo 3 A-spec. It was my first time driving with the video game peripheral, and it’s still one of the best racing experiences ever. The idea of a force feedback wheel, which fought your control, was revelatory at the time.

Now almost 14 years later, I get that same feeling with the Logitech G920 Driving Force racing wheel for the Xbox One and PC. Like its predecessor, the device deepens the immersion with a racing games. In this case, it was my review of Forza Motorsports 6.

With my hands on the wheel, the most obvious improvement comes in the dual-motor force feedback. The tech works in conjunction with Turn 10 Studios’ title to give players an innate feel for the road. If their tires bump a curb, they can feel that in a jolt of the wheel. If they veer off course, they can feel rumble strips on the edges the track. Add in the regular force feedback, in which players fight the wheel if they spin out or can sense an understeer, and the controller makes players feel as though they’re in the bucket seats of a Dodge Viper or at the controls of Ferrari. It bridges the gap between video games and real-life driving so that skills in one transfer to the other.Continue Reading →